Tire.



1, Q 'A No. 838,824. A I PATENTBD DEG. 18, 1906.

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attendu! PATENTED DBG. 13,1906.

A. VANDBRVOORT.-

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Annisosv '.inonnvooeu oi? 'BnLLEviLLn `orirfinio, cANADAg-@fi-j TIRE.

no. sae-,sees

spciiication of Lettere raient.

Patented Dec. 18, 19o@ .i Application filed August 1.1, 1.906. Serialllo. 273.785;

To (QM whom'it may concern/5 1 Be it 'known' that 1,' A'D'DisoN VANDER#voon'r,. afslubject of the lKingo Great Brit- -A aix-1,; residing atBelleville, in the-J-rovincc of (letame and Dominionof'- Canada, have.'nifelloufing is a speciiic'ation.

vf-med u .new and`useul Tire, -oi which the .lfhls invention relates-t'o improveirientsin ters as eutoniobiles, bicycles, andthelilie. Theprincipal object isto provide e. n ovel structure. of. e. simple naturethat will aliord .melasticlsupport, is`-not liable to collapse, mdthusis not open to the objectionable fea-- ureeof pneurnutic tires, is.exceedingly dura- Dlegend can. be manufactured at coinpara-' rii`n,the'sa1ne being on'an enlarged seele.

. resp ending Ybeneeth the strands coiled in the opposite Fig. -3 is ocross-sectional view of the struc- 'turef Fig-.eis a deteilview showingtwo of tlie'strands of the tire und illustrating the pluralityofjbeerings of the same against the wheel-rin1 "Fig 5 is a'de'tailviewof' u portion ofthe supportingf tube, illustrating the structurethereof. Fig. 6 is adet-e'il sectional view throughs. portion ofthesanie.

Similar referencemumerals designate'cor- "parte in all the iigures ofthe drawings.'

The Wheel tb which the improved tire may.

lie-ap lied can beof any desirable structure inclulc ing a rim 6,'havingthe usual annular channel 7 t'receive the tire.- p Y The principalfeature of-theprcsent tire consists of a single continuoussupportingtube 8, formed Wit-hout a seam and comprising oppositelycoiledstrands which are inter- Woven-tliat'is'to say, the strands runnin ironedirection elternately'pass overnu direction. Each of these .strands ispreferabl 'made up of a plurality of resilient 'wires -9, aid side byside, three beingf sho-Wn, though 'the number ,may be varied es desiredand one o`r Innre ein loyed for each strand. It-.will beobs'erved vreference to Fig. 5, showing the detail construction of the su 1porting-tubes,-that these strands are close y interwoven,`and thus eachacts as a support and yielding reinforcement for the others.

' lwo of theY strands are illustrated' in Fig. 4

and it will' be observed by reference vto said iigure that erich strandis eontiuuo'i: and because of its 'coiled formation has.. rings atintervals against the. rim of the"u'li-eel. It will. be 'apparent thatby increasing thenuniber of coils -the saidp-bearing-points -can bebrought `clpsertogether, :ail'ordig greater lrigidity to the structure'.Consequently for .the heavier classes of vehicles wires ofconiparatively heavy vage' may be employed, and

tlie'coilsinay be. iormed as Vclose as desired, whereas in lifhtervehicles the reverse inethod will be founsuitable.

While atube ofsingle thickness may be'- sulcient under-certainconditions, still in order to provide the proper support a tube with'several thicknesses may be employed,

accom lished b'y forming the above-describe .seamless `tube of asuiiicient length and afterwardelongeting the portionto b'e inserted,thus decreasing its diameter, so that it may be introduced and readilyformed into a plurality of convolutions with the ends es illustratedinLFig 2. This inay be readily overla ped.' In order to permitthe freepas* sage or the inner end of the tube throu'ghithe saine, seid 'end ispreferably provided with a.

protecting-collar l0, of leather orother suit- Y 'able rneterial, whichsurrounds said 'end and 'covers the loose endsof thef wires. The outerend of the tube may also be protected by .a double coller 1 1, betweenwhich the ends of the Wire are housed. Furthermore,

the layers of the completed tube can be held lagainst creeping orexpansion bv lines of stitching 12, passing through the said layers andthe collar. Yi'hile the said su portingtube maybe successfully employeWithout any coveringparticularly when the inter- Weaving of t e strandsis close enough and a. comparatively fine gage of ivire is employedstill a casing 13, of ru'bber or other usua material, Ina-y be employed,the same havin@ a joint 14 at its inner side, which is received in therim 6, the edges being fastened together bv lines of stitching 15.

It will be apparent. that' this structure is -very durable and is notaffected by pu1ictures.A In other words, the' casing can Wear completelythrough, and for that matter the` of tlie suppo1:tingtube is 1inportant,fr the istood thatvar'io'usch yielding' to pressure..

strands are reinforcedbmhotheifand con;

tages of the herein-.described invention will be a parent to-thoseskilled in the art With-z out rther description, and it' will b eunderanges in the size',shape, proportion, and' minor .details ofconstruction-may be resorted to Withoutdeparting fromthe ,s iritA.orfsacrificing;any`- of the advantages .o the invention.

Having thus described my. invention,-.what

ters Patent, is-

-1. In a vehicle cushion-tire, a .single ontinuous resilientsupporting-tube i having its end portions telesco ed, one within theother, and forming a p urality ofthicknesses. 2. In a .vehiclecushion-tire,ia single continuous .and seamless resilient.supportingtube havingi its end ortions= telescoped, one Within theother Aan forming a pluralityof thicknesses, said tube comprisinginterwoven coiled and resilient strands.

3. In a .vehicle cushion-tire, arsiugle'con# tinuous, and seamlessresilientsupportingtube having its end ortions telescoped, one Withinthe other, sais tube com rising interwoven oppositely-coiled stian s,and -said strands consisting of a plurality of-springwires laid side byside.

4. In a.veliicle cushion-tire, a sinO'le-resilient vsupporting-tubecomposed o? Woven other, and a the inner end or;thertubefapretectingfcell wire', said tube being telescoped toluormfagd;

plurality of thicknesses.

' 5. In a vehicle cushion-tire, a'si Cile resili voveiientsupporting-'tube .composed o Wire. having one end telescopedivithinfthr' rotecting-collar surrounding one o' said en s.

6. In a vehicle cushion-tire, a resilient supf.

porting-tube composed of ,Woven wire, sai

tube being telescoped Ato forni a plurality of thicknesses,aprotectingsc'ollar surrounding the outer end of theftube, and a casingvcov' ering-'thetube.

ent' supporting-tube composedo o portions' telescoped thicknesses, :aprotectingecollar-surrounding ar surrounding the outer endo the tubefanda casino inclosing said tube.

t p ositely-`V coiled interwoven .strasicisfsai'dtu e-having .to forniVa plurality-M1 '-8. n a vehicle -cushion-tire, the combina'- tion witha single seamlesssupporting-tube composed fof oppositely-coile strands,said strandscorn of resilient Wires and sai tions telescoped tothicknesses, of ing the inner an a flexible casing coveringithe tube andsupported thereby. r

.In testimony that I claim the foregoing as interwoven tubehavingporprovide "a plurality-of rotecting-collars surround.-

;rnv `own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence' of twoWitnesses- IVitnesses:

Joux II. SiGGERs, BLANCHE J. KALDENBACK.

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outer ends of the tube, and 1 ADDiso-N vANDERvooRT.

